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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. During the time Hinton was on death row, how often and how long could he go to the law library?
(a) Twice a month for an hour.
(b) Once a week for an hour.
(c) Once a month for an hour.
(d) Every other week for an hour.

2. What was the name of the mine that Hinton worked in?
(a) Dogwood Mine.
(b) Barnes Mine.
(c) Gillispie Mine.
(d) Mary Lee Mine.

3. What was Hinton doing when he was arrested?
(a) Cutting grass in his mother's yard.
(b) Working.
(c) Sleeping.
(d) Fixing a neighbor kid's tricycle.

4. What was Hinton's favorite college team?
(a) Huntsville.
(b) Auburn.
(c) Birmingham-Southern.
(d) Mobile.

5. How long did it take to drive Hinton from the county jail to Holman?
(a) 1 1/2 hours.
(b) 3 1/2 hours.
(c) Over 3 hours.
(d) About 4 hours.

6. When did assistant attorney general Kenneth Nunnelley write and say Hinton's Rule 20 petition had to be filed or they would set an execution date?
(a) April 19, 1990.
(b) May 11, 1990.
(c) May 1, 1990.
(d) April 24, 1990.

7. Why was Arthur Julius executed?
(a) Kidnapping and murder.
(b) Robbery, rape, and murder.
(c) Robbery and murder.
(d) Rape and murder.

8. Who was called during Hinton's trail by a man who claimed to be the restaurant killer?
(a) Perhacs and Lester's mother.
(b) Perhacs and McGregor.
(c) The police department.
(d) The judge.

9. Who started Project Hope on Death Row?
(a) Henry and Mark.
(b) Wilson and Bob.
(c) Wallace and Jesse.
(d) David and and Andrew.

10. How tall was the man who kept committing the Birmingham restaurant robberies?
(a) 6 feet 2.
(b) 5 feet 11.
(c) 5 feet 9.
(d) 5 feet 6.

11. When was Anthony Ray Hinton released from prison after spending 30 years in solitary confinement?
(a) May 19, 2015.
(b) April 3, 2015.
(c) February 27, 2015.
(d) March 11, 2015.

12. What dignity did Hinton imagine visiting in Chapter 12?
(a) One of the Alabama state senators.
(b) Governor of Alabama.
(c) Queen of England.
(d) President of the United States.

13. Where did Hinton go to high school?
(a) Garfield High School.
(b) Wilson High School.
(c) East Lincoln High.
(d) West Jefferson High.

14. How long had Michael Lindsey been on death row before he was scheduled to die?
(a) Nearly 8 years.
(b) 6 years.
(c) About 10 years.
(d) 13 years.

15. When Hinton was questioned after his arrest, for what dates was he asked his whereabouts?
(a) February 9, July 15, and July 30.
(b) January 17, July 11, and July 24.
(c) January 29, July 8, and July 31.
(d) February 23, July 2, and July 25.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was Horace Dunkins executed?

2. How many tests were given to Hinton during his polygraph test?

3. When Hinton was arrested and taken to the police station, how many officers were waiting with David Barber, district attorney, when he was brought in?

4. What was the date of the newspaper article that discussed whether the bullets fired from Hinton's gun were used in the slayings and shooting of the restaurant managers?

5. When was the last time Hinton remembered talking to Reginald White?

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